Product: Web browsers

Audience: Staff/Students

Overview

Browser notifications can be harmful when exploited by malicious actors for phishing attacks, malware distribution, displaying unwanted content, and distracting users from legitimate alerts. To protect against these harmful practices, exercise caution when interacting with browser notifications and avoid clicking on unfamiliar or suspicious links.

This article provides instructions on changing browser settings to block notifications from unknown sources.

Instructions

Chrome	Firefox
Safari	Microsoft Edge